Have I Been Pwned Breached Accounts API

Lookup breaches affecting an email address.

Operations 2

GET /breachedaccount/{account} Get Breaches For An Account #
GET /breachedaccount/range/{hashPrefix} Get Breaches By K-Anonymity Range #

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OpenAPI Specification

have-i-been-pwned-breached-accounts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Have I Been Pwned API v3 Breached Accounts API
  description: 'The Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) API allows the list of pwned accounts (email addresses, domains,

    passwords, and stealer log entries) to be quickly searched via REST. Authenticated endpoints

    require an `hibp-api-key` header. All requests must send a `user-agent` header that accurately

    identifies the consuming application. Subscriptions range from Pwned 1 to Pwned 5.

    '
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: Have I Been Pwned
    url: https://haveibeenpwned.com/API/v3
  license:
    name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
servers:
- url: https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3
  description: HIBP Production API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Breached Accounts
  description: Lookup breaches affecting an email address.
paths:
  /breachedaccount/{account}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Breached Accounts
      summary: Get Breaches For An Account
      description: 'Returns all breaches for the supplied email address. Requires a valid `hibp-api-key`

        and a descriptive `user-agent` header.

        '
      operationId: getBreachesForAccount
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccountPath'
      - name: truncateResponse
        in: query
        description: When true (default) only breach names are returned. Set false for full breach objects.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: true
      - name: domain
        in: query
        description: Filter results to breaches against the supplied domain.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: IncludeUnverified
        in: query
        description: When true (default), unverified breaches are included in results.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: One or more breaches were found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BreachName'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Breach'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
  /breachedaccount/range/{hashPrefix}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Breached Accounts
      summary: Get Breaches By K-Anonymity Range
      description: 'Returns email-account breach matches using a k-anonymity model. Supply the first six

        characters of the SHA-1 hash of the email address. Available on Pwned 2 and higher.

        '
      operationId: getBreachesByRange
      parameters:
      - name: hashPrefix
        in: path
        required: true
        description: First six characters of the SHA-1 hash of the email address (uppercase).
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[A-F0-9]{6}$
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of hash suffixes and the websites that exposed them.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/BreachedAccountRangeEntry'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: The `hibp-api-key` header is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: 'The request is forbidden. Common causes include a missing `user-agent` header,

        querying an unverified domain, or a feature not included in the calling subscription.

        '
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: 'Rate limit exceeded. Inspect the `retry-after` header to determine when to retry.

        '
      headers:
        retry-after:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed (e.g. invalid email format).
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: No record matched the supplied identifier.
  schemas:
    BreachedAccountRangeEntry:
      type: object
      description: A k-anonymity breached-account match.
      properties:
        hashSuffix:
          type: string
          description: Remaining 34 characters of the SHA-1 hash of the email address.
        websites:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Breach names that contain the matching email address.
      required:
      - hashSuffix
      - websites
    Breach:
      type: object
      description: Full metadata record describing a breach in HIBP.
      properties:
        Name:
          type: string
          description: Stable Pascal-cased identifier; never changes.
        Title:
          type: string
          description: Descriptive breach title suitable for UI display.
        Domain:
          type: string
          description: Primary website domain associated with the breach.
        BreachDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Approximate date the breach occurred (ISO 8601).
        AddedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the breach was loaded into HIBP.
        ModifiedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Last modification timestamp; always greater than or equal to AddedDate.
        PwnCount:
          type: integer
          description: Approximate number of email addresses loaded for the breach.
        Description:
          type: string
          description: HTML-formatted description of the breach.
        DataClasses:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Alphabetically ordered list of data classes exposed in the breach.
        IsVerified:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the breach has been verified.
        IsFabricated:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the breach data is likely fabricated.
        IsSensitive:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the breach is flagged sensitive (not returned in public APIs).
        IsRetired:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the breach has been retired from public listings.
        IsSpamList:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the source is a spam list rather than a credential breach.
        IsMalware:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the breach originates from malware activity.
        IsStealerLog:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the breach is sourced from stealer logs.
        IsSubscriptionFree:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the breach is queryable without an HIBP subscription.
        LogoPath:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URI to the breach logo PNG.
        Attribution:
          type: string
          description: Optional human-readable attribution for the breach source.
      required:
      - Name
      - Title
      - Domain
      - BreachDate
      - AddedDate
      - ModifiedDate
      - PwnCount
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard HIBP error payload.
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
      required:
      - statusCode
      - message
    BreachName:
      type: object
      description: Truncated breach representation returned by default from /breachedaccount.
      properties:
        Name:
          type: string
          description: Pascal-cased stable name of the breach.
      required:
      - Name
  parameters:
    AccountPath:
      name: account
      in: path
      required: true
      description: URL-encoded email address to search.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: email
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: hibp-api-key
      description: '32-character hexadecimal API key issued at https://haveibeenpwned.com/API/Key.

        Required for all account, paste, stealer log, domain search, and subscription endpoints.

        '